Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-09
4 TAX #TrE JOHN LEART
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Yesterday afternoon reporter Of tha
PosE-Isxuxz0EscER called upon Jehn
LsaEy, Esq, Who had Just retained
from 9 short yisit 10 Soohonish eosnty,
and requested him 10 give for pabliea-
ton sash items Of interest - same IN
der his observation whils thsre. Mr..
Leary said;
Il vent 10 Snohomish on , sheEt trip
Of observation. and found everything
very prosperous IN business way. Ny
6rst visit 70 Snohomisa va IN $50. Al
thai time it, sole propFietor vas H0a-
z. @. Ferguson, Who wes Logging on the
present site Of the city. The village
then consisted Of bat thrse or foar
houses and Mr.. FeERuson's store. This
time fsard . beautiful village Of at
least u people. vita several stores,
large savmiil, tVo churches. Q good no
tel, and ave saloons RAINING at full
blast. Until went to 5nobo1ish be-
lievsd that prohibition would prohibit,
but have changed my mind. IS prohi-
bition Vas carried there by a large ma
ioFity az the local option election, yet
liquors Of any kind can be bad openly.
There are new IN boems on the river
seven and Ooe half million feet Of mer
ebautable logs ready for the market.
Mr.. CatheaFt, q prominent resident Of
the place. IL hauling By tram road at
least 49,I % feet per DAY. Other loRRers
along the river are also doing a extern
sive business at logging.
"fventy-fsur new hop yards have
been started this year on the river, thus
adding 20 acres to the hep acreage Of
the couaty.
s'Crops Of aIl kinds are reported 10 be
looking fine. the late rains having proved
q great benefit TO them
The people generally are enthusiastic
over the commencement Of the Seattle
a. West Coast Railway at that point,
and With few exceptions they gave the
right Of way to the company without
cost. About 20 men are employed at
FiddleF's BlaH, near Snohomish City,
grading, and there are go others be-
tween that point and Lake Washing
ton. The estimated quantity Of Ber-
charitable timber tributary TO this road
between SBohomish and Seattle is at
least 5C3,C39000 feet.
Seattle will be greatly benefited by
rail connection with SDohOmish, as
then nearly all the prodacts Of the Sno-
homish and Snoqualmie rivers will find
their way 10 market through the port Of
Seattle.
"Marysville, on the Snohemish, a few
miles below the city, is also very pros
Dous. and is assuming quite village
appearances. Mukilteo, since falling
into the bands OF the new proprietor,
shows considerable improvements, both
In the way Of new buildings and cleared
ground. II Is really an interesting
place, having 9 beautiful beach and
nice surroundings.
81 also noticed many new settlements
along the Sound bstween here and
Mukilteo, and every mile or 90 fresh
clesrings and neat cottages we're In
sight.
"In short, every person spoke to was
enthusiastic over she present business
of the Sound, and its bright future.
Goal has been discovered near the
forks Of the SnOqualmiS River, said TO
se OF good quality. The railroad from
Seattle to Snohomish will be completed
by October 18th at the furthest, q dis
lance OF twenty-five miles. The time
will then be reduced from nine hours
by steamboat to one and half hours
BY rail-